An essential article for understanding the most turbulent geopolitical moment of the 21st century.
Featuring contributions from thinkers such as Dan Wang, Meredith Whitaker, Oleksandra Matviychuk, Wang Huning, and Minxin Bai.
Five centuries ago, Machiavelli warned Italian rulers that their brilliant arguments would be of no use to those who decided to treat them as enemies. No one listened to him. Today we make the same mistake.China is the most influential power in the world, yet we barely understand it. For many decades, we have turned a blind eye to this tremendous transformation that our time is witnessing, and the price of this overlooking has become clear. Understanding this Asian giant has become a strategic, political and cultural necessity, in which there is no choice.Volume 5 of El Grande Continent addresses this challenge with the journal's signature clarity, bringing together leading international experts to analyze the forces reshaping the world and formulate a response commensurate with their impact. Because all resistance begins with understanding.
